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GB-110/JES/COR/20/113
Title
Francis Boott, London, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
11 Mar 1817
Author(s)
Francis Boott 1792-1863
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/20/113 from Francis Boott, London, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (11 March 1817)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/20/113 from Francis Boott, London, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (11 March 1817) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Boott, Francis
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
No longer able to visit Norwich. Sends Mrs [Lucy] Hardcastle's fungi drawings. Felt his "insignificance" when calling on Sir Joseph Banks and [Robert] Brown and finding both busy; will defer joining the Linnean Society until he has something other than zeal to recommend him; asks for botanical book recommendations.
Letter date:
11 Mar 1817
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
20.185
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 24 [Mar 1817] |
| Finding Aids | Dawson, W R (1934). "Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of The Linnean Society - Part I. The Smith papers: The correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Sir James Edward Smith", London: Linnean Society. |
